At night, Liangjiabao was lit up with lights, the lights were bright, Liang Yundao specially set up a family banquet to invite Guo Song, and he also specially invited a group of young generals to accompany him, including Li Ji, Liang Wu, Liang Wu, Lin Tai, Lin Feng, Guo Jiang, Cao Wannian and so on More than 20 people, Liang Ling'er of course also sitting, she looked a little twisted, and everyone looked at her wrongly.

The main reason is that her makeup is too bizarre, and there are three groups of six combs inserted into Duyun Xiu's hair, and the combs are in the shape of gold swords, silver swords, jade spears, which are quite murderous.

This is still a small problem, her face is pasted with peach blossom gold leaf, other little girls are two or three on the forehead, she is from the forehead to the chin, pasted a circle, the key is her eyebrows, the original eyebrows were cultivated by her into Emei-style green eyebrows, Emei-style is two tufts of eyebrows on both sides of the eyebrows, short and thick, and dyed green.

Liang Wu slapped the table and said very dissatisfied: "Little sister, what kind of makeup are you wearing, it's messy, don't you take it off quickly!" ”

Liang Ling'er pursed her lips with disdain, and whispered: "I don't admit that you are a soil bun, this is the most popular peach blossom makeup in Chang'an, and you have just come from Chang'an." ”

She ignored Liang Wu, and asked Guo Song with an expectant face: "Brother Guo, what do you think?" ”

To be honest, Guo also thinks this kind of makeup is ugly, isn't it good for the little lady to be refreshing? But Liang Linger is now in the period of youth rebellion, and she really can't hurt her self-esteem in public.

Guo Song snorted and said: "It is indeed Dai Mei, also known as Cui Mei, Du Fu has poetry clouds, Cui Mei lingers in the song, and Yun Sideburns are branched, this is what he is talking about is this kind of green Cui Mei, as long as Ling'er likes it, let's not care so much?" ”

Guo Song wanted to be vague, but Liang Ling'er didn't do it, and asked, "Brother Guo, haven't you said if it's good-looking?" ”

"This ..... We're all rough people, and we don't know how to appreciate it, but to be honest, the six combs on your head are very distinctive, and the swords are ringing in unison, I love it! ”

Liang Ling'er was happy again in her heart, she touched the comb on her head and smiled: "This is still built by me in the Treasure Pavilion of the capital, and their proprietor is really an idiot, he only charged me a penny, haha!" There is still such a cheap thing in the world. ”

'Ahem! Cough! Guo Song choked on wine, and secretly complained about Zhang Lei in his heart, why bother? Bai did a favor and was scolded.

Liang Wu and Li Ji both knew that the Treasure Pavilion was Guo Song and his senior brother's property, Liang Wu's eyebrows had just raised to scold his little sister angrily, Guo Song hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't mention this matter, let's drink!" ”

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Three days later, Guo Song led 3,000 Shuofang troops to the north, and the Hetao Plain has been the most important grain production base in the northwest since ancient times, and it is also the bridgehead for nomads to peep into the Central Plains Dynasty, which plays a vital role in the defense of Chang'an.

Ten years after the end of the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, it re-strengthened its control over the Hetao Plain, restored the strength of the Shuofang army, regained control of the three surrendered cities, and strengthened its control over Fengzhou.

Shuofang Jiedu Mansion is also well aware of the intentions of the imperial court, and even more knows where the weak point of Lingzhou's defense is at present? That's Toyoshu.

The three surrendered cities, Fengzhou and Lingzhou are a line of defense of the entire Shuofang army, if Fengzhou is captured by Xue Yantuo or other nomads, then this line will be cut from it, so this time Guo Song served as the defense envoy of the three towns and the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu became an opportunity to strengthen the defense of Fengzhou.

Following the 3,000 troops to the north, there were more than 100 large rafts, carrying grain, salt, pig iron, armor and other military supplies.

Lingzhou's shipbuilding technology is still relatively backward, can not build large ships, they used the way of rafts to transport materials, which is also the nomadic common use of water transport, in the calm Hetao Plain Yellow River, but can barely be used, but compared to cargo ships, it is still almost too far.

The army went all the way north, and five days later arrived at the Zhongtao Plain, that is, the Yellow River's 'several' shape at the top of a horizontal line, where the Yellow River is divided into two strands, north and south, flowing for hundreds of miles, and then merging into one, continuing to flow eastward, here is the Tang Dynasty's Fengzhou.

Compared with the first time Guo Song came to the Zhongtao Plain more than two years ago, there is almost no change here, desolate, fertile, and inaccessible, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is fertile for thousands of miles, full of large tracts of farmland, villages and city outlines can be seen everywhere, dozens of county towns were established here in the Han Dynasty, and nearly a million Han farmers lived here.

Hundreds of years of the two Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties, all this was destroyed, and the little prosperity that had just existed since the Sui and Tang dynasties was completely subverted by an Anshi Rebellion.

At present, there are only two county seats left in Fengzhou, one Jiuyuan County, located in the middle of Fengzhou, on the north bank of the South Yellow River, with more than 10,000 people, and the other Feng'an County, located in the east of Fengzhou, with a population of only more than 2,000 people.

The Xue Yantuo people also wanted to attack Fengzhou three times, but because the strategic position of Fengzhou was far less important than Lingzhou, Xue Yantuo Khan changed his plan three times and did not attack Fengzhou, and at the same time, Fengzhou escaped the catastrophe three times, otherwise Jiuyuan County, which was only guarded by hundreds of soldiers, could only be fish and meat on the board in front of the powerful Xue Yantuo cavalry, and let people slaughter it.

On the morning of this day, Guo Song led 3,000 troops to Jiuyuan County, and the fierce son let out a long roar in the sky and flew towards the county seat.

There are still a few miles away from the county seat, Guo Song saw the Jiuyuan city wall from a distance, the city wall is not high, only two zhang, but it is made of big bluestone, it has been a hundred years so far, it is still very strong, Guo Song pointed to the distant city wall with a horsewhip, and asked Li Jidao with a smile: "Does General Li think that this county town can resist the attack of the Xue Yantuo people?" ”

Li Ji didn't hesitate about Guo Song's question, he shook his head and said: "Frankly speaking, I don't think it can be, it's too short, if Xue Yantuo attacks more, they will capture the city wall in an hour." ”

Guo Song nodded and said, "So I'm thinking about it, the first thing I will do when I take office is to widen and raise the city wall." ”

Li Ji was stunned, "Do you think that the people of Xue Yantuo will attack Fengzhou?" ”

Guo Song laughed, "Could it be that General Li really thinks that it was a fire I made two years ago that scared the people of Xue Yantuo?" Don't dare to go south? ”

"I'm not so naïve, it should be that the imperial court strengthened the Shuofang army, and at the same time, the Sijie Department annexed the Absi Division, so that the Xue Yantuo people were afraid and did not dare to go south easily."

"Don't dare to fight Lingzhou, what about Fengzhou? More than 10,000 people! With such a big piece of fat here, Xue Yantuo will turn a blind eye? ”

Li Ji pondered for a moment and said, "The Xue Yantuo people haven't gone south for two years, and it is very likely that they will go south again next spring and loot Fengzhou. ”

A trace of worry flashed in Guo Song's eyes, and he said slowly: "Autumn is high and the horse is fat, I am worried that the people of Xue Yantuo will be killed this autumn." ”

Li Ji also knew that Guo Song's worries were not groundless, and that most of the nomads launched southward invasions were in spring and autumn, but autumn was actually more likely.

Li Ji was also worried, and he hurriedly said, "Should we be prepared?" ”

Guo Song nodded, "Regardless of whether Xue Yantuo will come in the autumn or not, we must prepare for the worst, act immediately, and go all out to prepare for the war." ”

"The lowly position understands, and the lowly position will immediately stop waiting to inspect the enemy's outpost on the edge of Fengzhou."

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The army arrived in Jiuyuan County, and the county commander Xie Changzhi, the county Cheng Wang Liao, the county lieutenant Zhang Wenlong, and a garrison lieutenant went out of the city to welcome Guo Song's arrival, and dozens of elders also went out of the city to greet them.

Guo Song slowly stopped his horse, and Xie Changzhi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "The county ordered Xie Changzhi to see Guo Yuanjun!" ”

Guo Song turned over and dismounted, hugged his fists and saluted back: "Xie County Order doesn't need to be polite, I am appointed by the imperial court as the envoy of the soldiers and horses of the three towns of the surrendered city and the deputy envoy of Shuo Fang Jiedu, so I am going to put the military in Jiuyuan County, Xie County Order should know about it!" ”

"The lower official already knows."

"That's good, everyone go back to the city immediately, I have important things to explain to you."

Everyone simply saluted, and followed Guo Song back to the city in a hurry, the circumference of Jiuyuan County is more than 30 li, covering a large area, and there is also a kind of small military camp in the county, which can accommodate 5,000 soldiers, but only 500 people are stationed in peacetime.

Li Ji first took the soldiers to the barracks to rest, and the captain Jiang Ping also wanted to go with him, but was stopped by Guo Song.

"Captain Jiang, I have something important to arrange for you, please go to the county government to discuss it first!"

"Obey the order!"

Jiang Ping hurriedly asked his deputy to arrange for the soldiers who came from afar to rest, while he himself followed Guo Song.

When everyone came to the county office, Guo Song sat at the top of the hall, and he said to everyone: "I want to ask, are you worried that Xue Yantuo's army will kill Jiuyuan City?" ”

Xie Changzhi, the county magistrate, said: "I'm really worried, the Xue Yantuo people haven't harassed Lingzhou for two years, and we are really worried that the Xue Yantuo people will invade Fengzhou next spring." ”

Guo Song glanced at everyone and asked slowly, "Why aren't Xie County Orders and everyone here worried that Xue Yantuo will be killed this year?" ”

This question stunned everyone in the room.